intemperate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English temperate English intemperate From in- + temperate.
Meanings
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Lacking moderation, temper or control.
intemperate language
Constantine engaged himself, by a solemn promise, to deliver Italy from the Goths; advanced as far as the banks of the Po; and after alarming, rather than assisting, his pusillanimous ally, hastily returned to the palace of Arles, to celebrate, with intemperate luxury, his vain and ostentatious triumph.
1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXXI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume III, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:intemperate zeal
- Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more intemperate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most intemperate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
wanton · overmuch · self-indulgent · sybarite · lotus-eating · undue · unmeasured · intemperate · obscene · hedonic · over the top · epicurish · unreasonable · unrestrained · extreme · intemperate · horrendous · hedonistic · luxurious · extravagant · epicureal · naughty · voluptuarian · voluptuary · de trop · unrestrained · immoderate · sybaritic · epicureous · voluptuary · epicurean · immoderate · decadent · prodigal · nimious · Babylonian · excessive · self-indulgent · sybaritical · lavish · devilish · overweening · sensualistic · sinful
Translations (24)
bg неумерен (lacking moderation, temper or control) · hu zabolátlan (lacking moderation, temper or control) · ka უკიდურესი (lacking moderation, temper or control) · hu iszákos (indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol) · am ያልተገታ (lacking moderation, temper or control) · la intemperans (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pl nieopanowany (lacking moderation, temper or control) · ka თავშეუკავებელი (lacking moderation, temper or control) · bg невъздържан (lacking moderation, temper or control) · hu részeges (indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol) · ka არაზომიერი (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pl nieumiarkowany (indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol) · hu mértéktelen (lacking moderation, temper or control) · ru невоздержанный (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pl niepowściągliwy (lacking moderation, temper or control) · hu féktelen (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pt imoderado (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pl gwałtowny (lacking moderation, temper or control) · grc ἀκρατής (lacking moderation, temper or control) · ka უზომო (indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol) · hu gátlástalan (lacking moderation, temper or control) · pt imoderado (indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol) · pl przesadny (lacking moderation, temper or control) · ka ზომაგადასული (lacking moderation, temper or control)